According to a 2021 survey, a quarter of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years drank less during the COVID-19 pandemic, while 14 percent reported drinking more.
This statistic shows the percentage of older adults whose alcohol use increased, decreased, or remained unchanged due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of 2021.
Percentage of older adults whose alcohol use increased or decreased due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of 2021
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IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (June 9, 2021). Percentage of older adults whose alcohol use increased or decreased due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245275/us-older-adult-alcohol-use-change-during-covid/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of older adults whose alcohol use increased or decreased due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of 2021." Chart. June 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245275/us-older-adult-alcohol-use-change-during-covid/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). (2021). Percentage of older adults whose alcohol use increased or decreased due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245275/us-older-adult-alcohol-use-change-during-covid/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging). "Percentage of Older Adults Whose Alcohol Use Increased or Decreased Due to Covid-19 in The U.S. as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245275/us-older-adult-alcohol-use-change-during-covid/
IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), Percentage of older adults whose alcohol use increased or decreased due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245275/us-older-adult-alcohol-use-change-during-covid/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Percentage of older adults whose alcohol use increased or decreased due to COVID-19 in the U.S. as of 2021 [Graph], IHPI (National Poll on Healthy Aging), June 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245275/us-older-adult-alcohol-use-change-during-covid/
